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Over 12 hours of deep, detailed material with Andrew Wade (A Day To Remember, The Ghost Inside, Wage War, Motionless In White).
Guitar setup
8 videos
It all starts with the instrument itself: getting all the details right at this stage is the foundation for everything else in your signal chain! And yet, so many producers neglect this stuff (and pay the price for it later on in the session!)
- A step-by-step guide to choosing the right strings for the song, tuning and genre
- Why tiny adjustments to the pickup height, saddle height and nut height can make a HUGE difference
- Often-missed details like the battery, pots and fretboard
Guitar Rig Setup
9 videos
With your guitar properly set up, it’s time to assemble the proper ingredients for your tone pie: the guts of your rig!
- Incredibly detailed shootouts of commonly used picks, cables and strings
- A deep dive into choosing the right amp, cab and tubes
- How to find just the right overdrive to take you from good to great
Recording techniques
25 videos
You’ve got your guitar and rig dialed in to perfection, and now it’s time to hit record! This section walks you through EVERYTHING you need to do it right.
- Exhaustive shootouts of many popular preamps and mics
- A *mind-blowing* section on reamping (seriously, it’s next level!)
- Some rarely-discussed techniques like elevating the cab and micing the room
Tracking a guitarist
16 videos
As you’ve probably heard us say many times, tone starts with the guitarist. And this section is your blueprint for tracking guitars the RIGHT way, even with a less-than-stellar guitarist.
- Exactly what to look for with the guitarists right and left hand, posture, and playing position
- How to deal with a guitarist that just can’t play the parts correctly
- The “double as you go” and “slower than real time” techniques
Editing techniques
16 videos
The right edit makes ALL the difference– but that’s easier said than done! Too little and it sounds loose and sloppy, too much and it sounds robotic.
- An exhaustive look at the waveform, including SO many things nobody else has told you
- A deep dive into quantizing (time correction): what it is, when to do it and importantly when NOT to do it
- Andrew’s amazing, gamechanging “re-editing” technique
Impulse Responses
3 videos
You probably know IRs as the thing you load into your cab sim, but they’re SO much more than that– and Andrew walks you through all the many ways you can use them to dial in a tone.
- How to create an EQ using impulse responses
- Creating your own cabinet simulation IRs
- Some of Andrew’s signature (slightly odd) uses of IRs
Dialing A Tone
9 videos
In this section Andrew puts it all together, going through the step by step process of dialing in tones in a variety of genres.
- Dialing in example tones for indie/pop, rock/pop-punk and metal
- Leads and rhythms for each genre
- All tones done with real amps and modelers with A/B comparisons
Andrew’s Extras
11 videos
And last but not least, Andrew shares a grab bag of his favorite tricks for you to pick and choose from and incorporate into your own arsenal.
- His “sim pedal/real amp” technique
- The RIGHT way to blend amps and sims to create unique tones
- When you should mic the guitar strings (yes, putting a mic on the strings!)
Bonus materials + cool stuff
Matt walks you through the sonic characteristics of every single piece of a drum in exhaustive detail, including how each of them affect drum tone and WHY. Think of these as the building blocks of drum tone: once you have them, it’s as easy as mixing and matching them to turn the sound that’s in your head into reality!
- 100+ videos
- PDF of all Andrew’s slides
- 50+ page workbook
- Audio examples from the shootouts to load into your DAW
- Andrew’s Pro Tools sessions
- All the impulse responses used in the course
- Joey Sturgis Tones’ Conquer All vol 4 IR pack
- Sam Pura’s Acoustic Guitar mini-course
- Guitar setup mini-course
- Access to the UGP private Facebook group
- Video of Andrew’s URM Summit guitar masterclass
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Does it matter what DAW I use?
No. Almost everything in the course can be easily translated into any DAW.
What if I don't have all the same plugins?
Some things may require a specific plug-in, but the vast majority can be translated to any plug-in.
Do I need to be a member of URM or Nail The Mix?
Nope!
What if I cancel my URM/Nail The Mix membership?
You'll have lifetime access to any course you buy from us, even if you cancel.